Posted on Monday, July 31, 2017

An add-on course — ‘Indian music and culture’ — is being offered by Sri Venkateswara College, DU. The duration of the course is four months, commencing from August to November, 2017, for a fee of Rs 3,500. There are 25 seats for the course, which is a certificate programme and can be attended by students and faculty. Students from outside the college can also take admission. Classes will be held every Saturday and may even cover holidays. Deepti Bhalla is the co-ordinator for the programme.

“The course will also cover the life of musicians and sages of ancient times such as Tansen, Thyagraja, etc, from both Hindustani and Carnatic music,” said N Latha, assistant professor, department of biochemistry at the college. At the end of the course, an evaluation will be done and based on it, certificates will be issued.